overreach的词源

英文词源

overreach (v.)

c. 1300, "to reach above or beyond" (transitive), from over- + reach (v.). Meaning "to extend over something, to cover it" is from c. 1400. Sense of "to reach beyond one's strength" is from 1560s. As a noun from 1550s. Related: Overreached; overreaching.

中文词源

overreach：不自量力

over-,超过，过度，reach,伸展，延伸。即伸得过长，超过能力之外，引申词义不自量力。

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